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people Honoring excellence r. Kay Gardner and Alan Storey were recognized with this year’s prestigious Martindale Awards of Distinction, which were endowed by Larry and Susan Byrd (73C) Martindale to recognize superior contributions in advancing the college’s mission. Kay is retiring assistant professor and chair of foreign languages, who also served as Berry’s first director of international programs. Alan has served Berry in numerous positions, including director of public information and executive assistant to the president. Currently, he is director of photographic services and community relations. Others receiving 2008-09 awards included: •Dr. Todd Timberlake, associate professor of physics, Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award •Dr. Martin Goldberg, senior lecturer, animal science, David and Lu Garrett Award for Meritorious Teaching •Dr. Michael Cooley, professor of English, rhetoric and writing and director of the Honors Program, Eleana M. Garrett Award for Meritorious Advising and Caring •Dr. Christine Anton, associate professor of foreign languages and director of the Language Resource Center, Mary S. and Samuel Poe Carden Award for
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outstanding teaching, scholarship and service •Dr. John AzarDickens, visiting assistant professor of psychology, and Recipients of the 2009 Martindale Awards Dr. Eric Sands, are Dr. Kay Gardner and Alan Storey. assistant professor Michael Willis Thompson of government and (87C), managing partner for international studies, Faculty the accounting firm of Members of the Year (awarded Duggan & Massey in Atlanta; by the Student Government and Elena Droutzkoy Corso of Association) New York City, •Lindsey Taylor, coordinator of granddaughter of the late residence life, Staff Member of Princess Eugenia Ruspoli, the Year (awarded by the Martha Berry’s sister. Student Government Association) Faculty Promotions •Andrea Jones, horticultural and Tenure technician, John R. Bertrand he following promotions Superior Work-Supervisor and tenure were Award recommended to and Six new members join approved by the Board of Board of Visitors Trustees in February. he Berry College Board of Promoted to full professor Visitors welcomed six new •Dr. Mary Clement, teacher members during its annual education meeting in April. The group •Dr. Frank Stephenson, includes five Berry alumni and economics one Berry family member. Tenure and promoted to New to the board are John associate professor Duggan Eadie (83C), executive •Dr. Brian Carroll, vice president of wealth communication management services at Frost •Dr. Jeffrey Lidke, religion National Bank in San Antonio; and philosophy R. Jeffrey Field (81C), an •Dr. Michael Morgan, biology attorney with Jeff Field & •Dr. Julee Tate, foreign Associates in Scottdale, Ga.; languages Carlos A. González (79A), a Tenure partner with the legal firm of •Dr. Tommy Carnes, Vaughan & Evans in accounting and finance Cartersville, Ga.; Fred J. Tharpe Emerita faculty status (68A), senior project manager •Dr. Kay Gardner, foreign for Turner Properties in Atlanta; languages
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aul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager whose story provided the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda, will speak in the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center on Sept. 29 as part of the Conson Wilson Lecture Series. Rusesabagina sheltered more than 1,200 people during the 1994 bloodbath in Rwanda that resulted in the slaughter of 800,000 people. In his memoir, An Ordinary Man, Rusesabagina recounts the story of his life and the terror of the Rwandan genocide. Rusesabagina’s book is the focus of Berry’s 2009 First-Year Reading Program for incoming students. All new students will receive a copy of An Ordinary Man at June orientation. In August, they will join their firstyear seminar classmates for a dinner discussion of the text. His appearance on campus is in conjunction with Rome/Floyd County’s 2009 One Book/Many Voices literacy initiative. Watch future issues of the Alumni Accent for more details.
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